ArcadeWeb Awards Over $100,000 in Cash Prizes

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- When online gaming site ArcadeWeb launched in mid-2011, it offered a simple, game-changing premise: provide thousands of high-quality casual games for free and the opportunity to compete in daily tournaments for real cash prizes. Today the young site announced that it has already awarded over 7,900 cash prizes, totaling over $100,000, to its fast-growing social gaming community of over 4 million monthly gamers. And testimonials from ArcadeWeb users show that their winnings are helping with essentials like buying their children shoes or being able to do their Christmas shopping.

"Our rapid growth, and the number of testimonials from our community about how much they enjoy winning money by playing our great games, shows that ArcadeWeb is a winning model for our times," said Adriano Parrotta, VP, Social Games, ArcadeWeb.com.

A tough, not virtual economy

Americans still face serious financial challenges - 49% now live paycheck to paycheck[1] - making casual gamers even more resistant to spending money to play, and more likely to embrace a model like ArcadeWeb, which offers free games and doesn't require the purchase of virtual currency to win virtual rewards.

In fact, according to recent studies, not only have casual and social gamers significantly decreased their median spend on virtual goods items,[2] 77% do not plan to spend more money on social gaming this year.[3]

"Because people live in a tough, not virtual economy, we designed ArcadeWeb to let gamers play for free and win real, hard cash - not virtual 'credits,'" noted Parrotta. "And it's gratifying to see so many people reaping such real benefits from their winnings."

ArcadeWeb gamers report big winnings…and they're covering the bills

Hundreds of ArcadeWeb winners have posted comments about the site's uniqueness, and their amazement that they can win so much for free - like Michelle Nelson, who writes, "ArcadeWeb is the only place I have found online that lets you have fun and win money without having to pay."

Dozens of people have already won over $500, and many are reporting how deeply needed the extra cash is. Julie Nowobielski notes, "After having to spend tons of money on my daughter's surgery this really helped," while Jennifer Mayfield states she used her winnings "to buy her children new shoes." And with the holidays upon us, many report it's their winnings that are making their holiday shopping possible, like $510 winner Michael Rak, who notes, "This is my nest egg for Christmas."  

ArcadeWeb: Free gaming and real cash prizes

TRUSTe-certified ArcadeWeb has 2,400 free, high-quality, fun casual games. And with a free membership, anyone can compete in ten daily tournaments that pay up to $1,500 every day. (There are up to 50 winners daily, including ten $100 gift card winners.) And, unlike most tournament sites that focus on hardcore gamers, ArcadeWeb lets casual gamers compete for cash, with all skill levels having a good chance of winning. Because the site is supported by 100% user-initiated, in-text ads, gamers can play for free and win, and the site ensures complete gamer privacy and computer protection.

To access more winner testimonials: http://www.arcadeweb.com/winners.php

About ArcadeWeb
Launched in mid-2011, ArcadeWeb has rapidly become one of the largest, most highly-trafficked gaming sites on the Web, and is one of the only sites to offer thousands of free games, and the chance for gamers to compete in daily tournaments to win real cash prizes.  Unlike gaming sites that make people purchase virtual currency to compete for virtual rewards, ad-supported ArcadeWeb lets users play and compete for free, and the site awards up to $45,000 every month in cash prizes to its users. McAfee-, Verisign- and TRUSTe-certified, ArcadeWeb guarantees complete gamer privacy protection. 

Contact:

ArcadeWeb Media Relations
Melanie Webber, mWEBB Communications, (424) 603-4340, [email protected] 
Angela Jacobson, mWEBB Communications, (714) 454-8776, [email protected]

[1] Lake Research Partners survey, 2011
[2]  eMarketer report, citing PlaySpan and VGMarket study, 2011
[3] eMarketer report, citing Kabam study, 2011

SOURCE ArcadeWeb